Showing posts with label Speyer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speyer. Show all posts

Thursday, January 2, 2014

My 2013

Hello Everyone, Today I'm going to recap my 2013 for you all.  First off thank you all for reading my blog, Following it and all your support you gave me this year. I know it didn't post all that much due to my big move to Germany. 

2013 was another great year for my blog.  My blog end at 312 followers, 113 Facebook fans, 131 twitter follower and 137 Instagram followers.

January was a month for cleaning
~ I started Rediscover my clothes. Which I end the year with 15 rediscover outfits( Which was my new years resolution for 2013)
~Did a review on Palmolive Fresh Infusions dishwashing soap
~ Got Contacted by TLC to share there casting call for what not to wear
February was a month first
~I went and bottle homemade wine for my first time
~Try out my first free hand nail art
~Show you all my Shoe Collection(68 pairs)
~ My MIL Peggy went in for surgery to get her thyroid taken out. Which she is Cancer Free.

March was a month of a lot of changes 
~Did a Review on an eShakti dress
~Told you all about my move to Germany
~ I quit my job at DSW
Wiesbaden, Germany

April was a moving month
~ Had 4 bloggers do guest post for me~ Thanks again Sunny Days and Starry Nights Put some Polish on ItI am Never NakedH&K Style Journey
~Arrived to Germany
~ Won my first Outfit Hive Outfit of the Day
~ Started house hunting
~Most viewed month. I had 70,993 views this month

May was a month from traveling
~Went to Rüdesheim, Germany
~Hit 500 Remix Outfits
~Hit 1000 Post
~Went to Speyer, Germany
Rüdesheim, Germany

June was a month of saddness and a few happy times
~ Shared with you all my all time favorite restaurant in Germany.  Die Kartoffe in Ladenburg, Germany
~ Outfit Hive~ Blogger of the month
~ Started share my Instagram Photo of the day picture with you. Want it to be a new series on my blog but failed at it. This year 2014 it will be a new monthly post.
~ Lost my Step-Grandma M on June 3rd.
~ Went to the Wilhelmstraßenfest(music fest)
~Went to Idstein, Germany



July was a month Happiness
~Moved in to my house on July 1st. One of my happiest days. I was so ready to leave that hotel after living in it for 3 months.
~Got all my stuff back on July 5th.
~Celebrated 3 years of Blogging
~ Also turn 28 this month
~Got my industrial piercing


August was a month for Celebrating
~ Started doing Pin it or Did it hosted by H&K Style Journey
~Made a lot of DIY projects
~Show you all my Yard Sale Finds
~Cut my hair hair off
~Celebrated 9 years of marriage 
~Celebrated 11 years of being with my hubby
~Went to a wine fest in Downtown Wiesbaden

September was a month for learning
~Took a German Class to be able to speak German better
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October was a month for blogger first
~Hosted BBCA(blogging for breast cancer awareness) for my 2nd year.
Thanks again to the bloggers who join me.
Kayla~ H&K Style Journey 
 Ada~ Elegance Personified
Amy~Classy In The Classroom 
Crystal~ Put some Polish on It
Victoria~ Life is Full of Beauty
~Started taking outfit post picture outside, in parking lot(a blogger first for me)
~Took my coat off in the cold for outfit pictures(a blogger first for me)
~ Went to the Lichtenberg Castle in Kusel, Germany
~Did a review on eShakti skirt
~ Went 145 days with out buying shoe
~October 29 I was featured on eShakti pinterest page under real fashion for real people( was super excited about this)

November was a month for sadness and some blogger first
~Took night pictures(Blogger first)
~Went to the  Heidelberg Castle.
~Rode my first train
~ Received the  Versatile Blogger Award. Thanks again Glamour Zone 
~Hubby cousin got murder on November 12th
~Started linking up to look what I got! Hosted by The Tiny Heart and Penniless Socialite
~Got new glasses. Which are Pink Prada Frames
~Did my 1st Pinterest Outfit Recreation post
~Won Penniless Socialite November group giveaway
 Heidelberg Castle

December was a month for doing tags
~Received the Sunshine Award. Thanks again A Not So Secret Life
~Did 3 tags post
~Went to the Sternschuppen Markt(Christmas Market)
~Started doing the nail file post. Hosted by Jennie Shaw
~Share a lot of Christmas stuff with you all. Since it is my favorite holiday
~Hit 1100 Post
~Hit 300 GFC Followers~ Thank you al again.
~Join in the Blogger Christmas Card Exchange. Thank to all the blogger who sent me Christmas Cards. Also thanks to Sunny Days and Starry Nights for hosting it again. 

2013 was a year for blogger first for me. I had some happy time and some sad times. A good amount of traveling around Germany. A good amount of changes on my blog. Which I hope you all like. Thanks again for all you support in 2013 with my move and my personal changes that I had going on. 

I ended 2013 with a total of 549 remixed outfits and 15 rediscover outfits. I won 23 Outfit of the day on Outfit Hive.

I can't wait to see what this year will bring.

HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Dombauverein Speyer


The Romanesque Imperial St Mary’s Cathedral of Speyer was founded by the first Salian emperor Conrad II. Soon after he was elected German king in 1024, he commissioned the construction of the Christian Western world’s largest church. As early as in 1061, the construction was nearly completed and the cathedral was consecrated. Speyer Cathedral is the most stunning outcome of early Salian architecture and served as a model for the further development of Romanesque church building. This is both due to its monumental dimensions and due to the overwhelmingly beautiful interior and the crypt, which is one of the largest and most magnificent of its kind.

Under the auspices of Conrad’s grandson, Emperor Henry IV, the eastern sections were demolished about 1090. The cathedral re-emerged in a more sculptural style typical of the prime of the Romanesque period. In the course of these modifications the dwarf gallery, which runs all around the structure and is distinctive of Speyer Cathedral, was created in a previously unknown style. The addition of groin vaults to the formerly flat-roofed nave was one of the most ambitious building projects of these days.

The cathedral was left relatively unchanged until the end of the 17th century. During the Palatinate War of Succession, French troops pillaged artworks and set fire to the cathedral (1689). The effects were devastating - the western part of the nave and the late Gothic elements were destroyed by the fire. In the years after its destruction, only the eastern part of the episcopal church was lastingly secured and used for services. It was not until 1778 that the cathedral was restored after the reconstruction of the Romanesque nave and the erection of a Baroque west end under the direction of Franz I. M. Neumann. In 1794, the cathedral was again ravaged by French revolutionary troops.

After the Palatinate was passed to Bavaria in 1816, the Bavarian kings ordered the renovation and ornamentation of the cathedral. On the instructions of King Louis I, Johann Schraudolph decorated the entire interior with Nazarene style frescoes (1846-1853). However, only the cycle of 24 scenes from the life of the Virgin in the nave is preserved. The neo-Romanesque west end was constructed under the direction of Heinrich Hübsch (1854-1858). The burial site was redesigned and opened to the public shortly after 1900.
The 1957-1971 restoration of the cathedral was directed towards both securing the structure and recreating the original atmosphere of the interior. In the course of these works, the major part of the 19th century decoration was removed. The current restoration aims at maintaining and preserving the edifice.

During its almost one thousand years of existence, Speyer Cathedral assumed a principal role in the fields of religion and architecture. However, its historical importance should not be neglected either. The inestimable value of the edifice was acknowledged in 1981 when the UNESCO added the cathedral to its World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.

 Hello Everyone. On Saturday May 25th. Hubby and a few friend plus me all went to explore Speyer Germany. First we went to the Auto and Technik Museum. After the museum we went to the Dombauverein. Which we didn't get to see the whole church due to they where getting ready to start church. 
Hubby and Me in the first pic and then a fountain in Speyer.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEDNESDAY.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Auto and Technik Museum Speyer


Hello Everyone. On Saturday I went to the Auto and Technik Museum in Speyer Germany with a few friends. We all had a great time. Walking around the museum looking at all the cars and airplane. There was couple of air plane that had slides to slide down. That way you didn't have to walk back down the stair. Which I took that route. After the Museum we went to Die Kortoffel to have dinner. Which there will be another post on that.

Saturday May 25, 2013
REMIX OUTFIT
Pink Tank Top From VS~ 16.50 or 2 for 24
Opal Jeans From CR~29.99 40% off
Columbia Mint Green Jacket From the Px~99.00
Under Armor Pink and Black Shoe~63.99 From The PX

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.